Barkley said:
You're right, apparently the original release UK chart had it at 5th, behind witcher 3 and MK8:D, but they updated it later to be 3rd. Regardless, it sold less than Mario Kart in it's first week. Yet you expect 10m? It came 10th in NPD... 10m? America would be it's biggest market. The shipments for it's 2nd and 3rd quarters are going to be the definitive nail in that coffin. Then I shall laugh. Japan sales are 260k, Wii Fit had sold over 1m by this point. It's not coming close to 10m.
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The game has been running out of stock week by week in Japan. Nintendo has even apologized for not being able to handle the demand. Therefore, the comparison with well-stocked Wii Fit is a bit dishonest. I don't think it sells like Wii Fit, but if you keep up with weekly sales from the Japanese market, you know well that the game has been selling almost all of its stock week by week.
https://gonintendo.com/stories/350129-nintendo-apologizes-for-lack-of-ring-fit-adventure-stock-in-japan
I believe that nintendo did not expect this demand. As with Just Dance with Ubisoft, Nintendo will invest more in this segment now. I imagine we can expect a Sports Switch and a Ring Fit sequel with more content and improvements. Just see that the ad was on top, with little publicity, in a short, game-oriented direct.
